Sutton Bridge, Oxfordshire

Sutton Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames near the village of Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, England. It is a stone structure built in 1807 with three arches over the main river and two smaller ones across the flood plain. An extension was built in 1809 across the Culham Cut, just below Culham Lock. It was originally a toll bridge and replaced an earlier multi-arch bridge over the original weir and a ferry at this site.[2] It is a Grade II listed building.[3]

Sutton Bridge
Sutton Bridge
Coordinates51°39′00″N 1°15′57″W / 51.649923°N 1.265848°W / 51.649923; -1.265848
CarriesMinor road
CrossesRiver Thames
LocaleSutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire
Maintained byOxfordshire County Council
Heritage statusGrade II listed
Characteristics
Designarch
MaterialStone
Height14 feet 9 inches (4.50 m)[1]
No. of spans5 & 1
Piers in water2
History
Opened1807
Location
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References edit

  1. ^ River Thames Alliance. Bridge heights on the River Thames.
  2. ^ Thacker, Fred. S. (1968) [1920]. The Thames Highway: Volume II Locks and Weirs. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. pp. 167, 171.
  3. ^ Historic England. "SUTTON BRIDGE AND CAUSEWAYS (1182464)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
 
Sutton Bridge extension over the lock cut
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